Progress Update
Through SoSLUG's association within the art and media community, Derek was able to put Martin Houston in touch with a tutor (Ruth Catlow) at Writtle college. As a consequence, the college is the proposed venue for future meetings, beginning at the start of term in September onwards. Details of dates and times of meetings, will be published in due course.
Ruth is well placed to assist Martin accomplish his aim of setting up a Chelmsford based Linux User Group. She is a great advocate of Open Source software, launching her who zero dollar laptop project. As well as teaching at Writtle college, she is also director of Furtherfield in North London.
If you live in the Chelmsford, Essex area, and are interested in learning more about Linux, or just need some help getting started, then please email Martin Houston at mhouston@deluxe-tech.co.uk for more information.
Join Chelmsford Linux (and Android) User Group
Stuck in the past and still running Windows XP or Vista. Worried that each time you upgrade your PC seems to run more slowly, or maybe you are simply looking to breath new life into an old PC.
Most people are unaware that there is an alternative to Windows, Or Mac's, and that is Linux. Never heard of it I hear you say, but you have used Google, or Facebook, and maybe you even have an Android phone. Yes that's right, all powered by Linux, so to are many checkout desks, ATM's and modern TV's. So why not check it out?
Using a Live CD, you don't even have to install Linux to try it, most Linux magazines will include a DVD with a live distro on it and there are many Open Source applications, you can use. For example Libre Office is the open source equivalent, and is compatible with, the Microsoft Office suite. This is usually included by default in most Linux distros, but there ar many more, from games to specialist applications that are Science or Engineering based. Oh and by the way, did I forget to mention that being open source, it is free to use, so not locking you into any proprietary products.
If you live in the Chelmsford, Essex area, (not Chelmsford, Massachusetts) and are interested in learning more about Linux, or just need some help getting started, then please email Martin Houston at mhouston@deluxe-tech.co.uk for more information.
Southend Linux User Group (SoSLUG) are pleased to provide what help and support we can to Martin, to establish a new Linux group in Essex.
